Reproductions of Historical Garments

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Manteau (about 1686) The manteau, or mantua, emerged around 1680 as comfortable house dress of the ladies of the French court. It's the ancestor of the Robe à la Française and the Robe à l'Anglaise. The waterfall train is its most fetching feature. The robe is made of gold-beige silk taffeta, the skirt of sand-coloured silk taffeta. Mostly hand-stitched. Approximate size 42-44 (DE, NL, AT, CH, ES), 14-16 (US), 16-18 (UK) More pics here		€ 360
Empire dress (about 1805) Pattern reproduces an original of about 1805 in Weimar. Dark green cotton with small white flowers. Size about 44 (DE, NL, AT, CH, ES), 16 (US), 18 (UK) More pics here.		€ 80
Empire dress with under-dress and Peplos (about 1805) Pattern reproduces an original of about 1805 in Weimar. Cream-coloured linen. Under-dress of cream-coloured silk satin. Peplos of green linen. Size about 44 (DE, NL, AT, CH, ES), 16 (US), 18 (UK). More pics here		€ 170
18th century stays of silk damask * All hand-sewn stays made from gold-coloured silk damask and linen lining. The tunnels have been hand-sewn (about 150 hours of work) with red linen yarn. Edges bound with cotton herringbone tape. Size 38/40 (DE, NL, AT, CH, ES), 10-12 (US), 12-14 (UK). Pic from behind Pic of inside Detail		€ 380

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